No rain on this parade

Thousands line the curbs for the annual Molalla Kiddies Parade

Thousands of people lined the streets of Molalla for the annual Kiddies Parade Thursday evening. The parade, with flag-waving Cub Scouts and kids on horseback, bikes and floats, kicked off the Molalla Buckeroo festivities that run through July 5.

As Mike Ditka once said, "If you're not in the parade, you watch the parade. That's life," and that's especially true in Molalla during the Buckeroo.

The annual Big Street Parade will take place at 9:30 a.m. on July 4 in downtown Molalla.